191-433 Criminal Justice Decision Making

37.5 points of second/third year criminology subjects for third year. Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth year honours in criminology for fourth year.

This subject is an examination of theoretical and empirical studies of decision-making in criminal justice; the idea of discretion and the control of discretionary judgements; and an introduction to techniques appropriate to the study of decision-making. Students who complete the subject should understand the major criminological studies of decision-making and be able to apply these studies to the operation of the criminal justice system.